Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ABS300 del fabbricante AMERICANA
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183D6379P029 49-88023 11-05 JR Safety Information . . . . . . . . 2–6 Operating Instr uctions Adjust the Oven Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . .15, 16 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12–14 Oven Controls .
IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. W ARNING! For your safety , the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury , or loss of life.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: ■ Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’ s Manual. ■ Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided installation instructions.
IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 4 ■ Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored over the range. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot sur face units or heating elements and may cause severe burns.
5 ■ Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket. ■ Clean only parts listed in this Owner’ s Manual.
IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 6 ■ Avoid scratching the glass cooktop. The cooktop can be scratched with items such as sharp instruments, rings or other jewelry and rivets on clothing. ■ Large scratches or impacts to glass doors or cooktops can lead to broken or shattered glass.
A HOT SURFACE indicator light will glow when any radiant element is turned on, and will remain on until the sur face is cool enough to touch. A SURFACE UNIT on indicator light will glow when any sur face unit is on.
About the radiant surface units… The radiant cooktop features heating units beneath a smooth glass sur face. NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop is used for the first time. It is caused by the heating of new parts and insulating materials and will disappear in a short time.
9 The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: recommended Aluminum: heavy weight recommended Good conductivity . Aluminum residues sometimes appear as scratches on the cooktop, but can be removed if cleaned immediately .
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support or or Oven Control, Clock and T imer Features and Settings BAKE/TEMP RECALL Pad T ouch this pad to select the bake function.
11 Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Safety Instructions Consumer Support Oven Control, Clock and T imer Features and Settings AUTOMA TIC OVEN Light (on some models) This lights anytime the oven has been programmed using the COOKING TIME or ST ART TIME functions.
12 Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support T o avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on.
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. T o preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature. Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For ovens without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat 10 minutes.
Using the oven. 14 Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Quantity and/ Shelf* First Side Second Side Food or Thickness Position T ime (min.) T ime (min.) Comments Ground Beef 1 lb.
or Not all features are on all models. T o Set the T imer The timer does not control oven operations. The maximum setting on the timer is 9 hours and 59 minutes. T ouch the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF or TIMER ON/OFF pad. T ouch the + or – pads until the amount of time you want shows in the display .
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 16 Not all features are on all models.
Do not lock the oven door with the latch during timed cooking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only . NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 18 Y our new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them.
19 The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only . It cannot be used for broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the Sabbath Feature. (on some models) (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) How to Exit the Sabbath Feature T ouch the CLEAR/OFF pad.
Y ou may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support For the first self-clean cycle, we recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood. Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven.
23 The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly . After a Clean Cycle Y ou cannot set the oven for cooking until the oven is cool enough for the door to be unlatched. Y ou may notice some white ash in the oven.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support The oven door is removable for cleaning. Do not lift the door by the handle. Make sure the oven is completely cool. T o remove the door , open it to the special stop position.
CAUTION: Before replacing your oven light bulb, turn the oven light off and disconnect the electrical power to the range at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Be sure to let the light cover and bulb cool completely . T o remove the cover: Hold a hand under the cover so it doesn’ t fall when released.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 26 Do not clean the broiler pan or grid in a self-cleaning oven. After broiling, remove the broiler pan from the oven. Remove the grid from the pan.
Be sure all the controls are turned to OFF and the surface units are cool before attempting to remove them. T o clean the sur face units, turn the control to the highest setting for a minute. The coils will burn off any soil. T o remove a surface unit: T o remove the drip pans for cleaning, the sur face units must be removed first.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 28 Painted sur faces include the sides of the range and the sides of the door trim. T o clean the painted sur faces, use a hot, damp cloth with a mild detergent suitable for these sur faces.
29 Allow the cooktop to cool. Use a single-edge razor blade scraper at approximately a 45° angle against the glass sur face and scrape the soil. It will be necessary to apply pressure to the razor scraper in order to remove the residue.
30 T o order CERAMA BR YTE ® Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner and the cooktop scraper , please call our toll-free number: National Parts Center . . . . . 800.626.2002 CERAMA BRYTE ® Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner . . . . . . . . . .# WX10X300 CERAMA BRYTE ® Ceramic Cooktop Scraper .
Questions? Call 1.800.432.2737 Installation Free-Standing Instructions Electric Ranges 31 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Read these instructions completely and carefully . • IMPOR T ANT — Save these instructions for local inspector’ s use. • IMPOR T ANT — Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
32 Installation Instructions PREP ARE TO INST ALL THE RANGE TOOLS YOU WILL NEED MA TERIALS YOU MA Y NEED Anchor Sleeves Lag Bolts T in Snips (For Anti-T ip Bracket Mounted on Concrete Floors Only) 3-W.
33 Installation Instructions ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ALL NEW CONSTRUCTIONS, MOBILE HOMES AND INST ALLA TIONS WHERE LOCAL CODES DO NOT ALLOW GROUNDING THROUGH NEUTRAL Use only a 3-conductor or a 4-conductor UL-listed range cord. These cords may be provided with ring terminals on wire and a strain relief device.
34 Installation Instructions ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS (CONT .) POWER CORD AND STRAIN RELIEF INST ALLA TION Remove the wire cover (on the lower back of the range) by removing two (2) screws using a 1/4” nut driver . Do not discard these screws. Remove the knockout ring (1 3 ⁄ 8 ″ ) located on bracket directly below the terminal block.
35 Installation Instructions 4-WIRE POWER CORD INST ALLA TION W ARNING: The neutral wire of the supply circuit must be connected to the neutral terminal located in the lower center of the terminal block. The power leads must be connected to the lower left and the lower right terminals of the terminal block.
Installation Instructions ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS (CONT .) 3-WIRE CONDUIT INST ALLA TION Loosen the 3 lower terminal screws from the terminal block. Insert the center bare wire (white/neutral) tip through the bottom center terminal block opening.
37 Installation Instructions INST ALL THE RANGE ANTI-TIP DEVICE INST ALLA TION An Anti-T ip bracket is supplied with instructions for installation in a variety of locations. The instructions include all necessary information to complete the installation.
38 Installation Instructions INST ALL THE RANGE (CONT .) FINAL INST ALLA TION CHECKLIST • Check to make sure the circuit breaker is closed (RESET) or the circuit fuses are replaced.
T roubleshooting T ips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. 39 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Radiant Cooktops Surface units will not Impr oper cookware • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter maintain a rolling boil being used.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips 40 Before you call for service … Problem Possibl.
41 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Food does not Oven is not set to BROIL . • On models with a temperature knob, make sure you turn broil properly it all the way to the BROIL position. On models with a BROIL HI/LO pad, make sure it is turned on.
T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 42 Before you call for service … Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Oven temperature too Oven ther mostat • See the Adjust the oven thermostat–Easy to do hot or too cold needs adjustment.
43 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do “ Burning ” or “ oily ” This is normal in a new oven • T o speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a odor emitting from the and will disappear in time. minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning oven vent oven section.
Accessories. Looking For Something More? Y ou can find these accessories and many more by calling 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready .
General Electric Company W ar ranty Registration Depar tment P .O. Box 34980 Louisville, KY 40232 - 4980 GE Ser vice Protection Plus ™ GE, a name recognized worldwide for quality and dependability ,.
Consumer Pr oduct Ownership Registration Important Mail T oday! First Name Mr . ■ ■ Ms. ■ ■ Mrs. ■ ■ Miss ■ ■ Street Address City State Date Placed In Use Month Day Y ear Zip Code Apt. # Last Name Phone Number _ _ Consumer Pr oduct Ownership Registration Dear Customer: Thank you for purchasing our product.
For The Period Of: W e Will Provide: One Y ear Any part of the range which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. From the date of the During this limited one-year warranty , we will also provide, free of charge, all labor original purchase and in-home ser vice to replace the defective part.
Consumer Support. Schedule Service Expert GE repair service is only one step away from your door . Schedule service at your convenience by calling 800.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il AMERICANA ABS300 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del AMERICANA ABS300 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso AMERICANA ABS300 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul AMERICANA ABS300 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
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